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It's nearly 2019, and your network can get pwned through an oscilloscope

steelpillow Silver badge

"So I unplugged the network and took pictures of the screen with my phone."

Used to use an old Polaroid instant film camera with special adapter hood.

Sysadmin went nuts. "Not what we are here for" blah blah.

But he insisted on being the only one who could set up network connections, because self-promotion security. He was a backroom admin, not routinely allowed on customer premises, so we explained that it was the only non-network option available and told him we needed a consistent presentation style in our reports (Pritt stick and photocopier).

After a bit he came back whining about digital backups. "OK, if you want to scan and archive everything, the roomful of filing cabinets is over there".

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